Uruguay accepted six men who were detained at Guantanamo for more than a decade Sunday, in a move that will help President Barack Obama fulfill his promise to close the military prison.
The United States Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear two cases, one dealing with Confederate flag license plates from Texas and the other dealing with mentally ill death row inmates.
Three years ago, a number of deaths in small villages near the Indian capital of New Delhi appeared to be linked but only recently has the cause been determined: mercury.
Since the disappearance of 43 Mexican students from a teachers college in September, a discussion has emerged on the beneficiaries of the war on drugs.
The hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment has resulted in the exposure of about 47,000 Social Security numbers, including those of Hollywood celebrities.
The poor treatment of migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates has caught the attention of the United Nations, which is launching an investigation into living conditions in the Gulf state for the group.
Two young boys playing on the beach in Sydney, Australia found the decomposed body of an infant, the second abandoned baby to be found in the city in a week.
The Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson, who was involved in the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, has resigned from the police force.
The detention of Portugal's former Prime Minister on suspicion of tax fraud, money laundering and corruption was a shocker to the nation and is going to affect next year's general election.
